Bradfield in Sydney’s affluent north shore is shaping up as the scene of one of the federal election’s most fiercely fought teal v Liberal battles. Nicolette Boele, a community independent, is taking on the star Liberal candidate Gisele Kapterian. It’s Boele’s second shot at winning the seat, having run against the Liberal MP, Paul Fletcher – who is now retiring – and reducing his margin to just 4.2%. In a contest this tight every vote matters. That’s why the decision by another independent, Andy Yin, a former Liberal party insider,…
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The ‘rat person’ trend is here – and I thoroughly approve | Arwa Mahdawi
Somewhere in Zhejiang province, China, a woman is living my dream. She gets up in the morning and then, almost immediately, goes back to bed. She lies prostrate all day long, scrolling, eating some food, opening some packages, showering at 2am, then snoozing again. As a longtime sleep enthusiast – and the mother of a child who thinks that 5am is a good time to start the day, all systems go – I think this sounds like bliss. The woman in Zhejiang is known as @jiawensishi – and also “rat…
Carney’s win won’t break Canada-China deadlock, but Trump threat could ease trade ties
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is unlikely to push for a break in the political deadlock between Beijing and Ottawa, despite their shared trade frictions with Washington under US President Donald Trump, according to analysts. Advertisement The assessment came as Carney, a former central banker, and his Liberal Party fended off challenges from the Conservative Party and declared victory in Canada’s federal election early on Tuesday. The election drew intense international attention after Trump launched a tariff attack against Canada and threatened to make America’s northern neighbour the 51st state.…
Lunchtime fire at restaurant leaves 22 dead, 3 injured in northeast China
A restaurant fire during a busy lunch hour in northeastern China killed 22 people and injured three on Tuesday, China’s state broadcaster reported. Advertisement The fire broke out at 12.25pm in a restaurant in a residential area of Liaoyang, a city in the northeastern province of Liaoning, according to CCTV. State news agency Xinhua said the person in charge of the restaurant had been detained, and the cause of the fire was under investigation. Paramedics rush a victim into an ambulance after a fire broke out at a restaurant on…
China’s EUV breakthrough, tariffs damage already done: SCMP daily highlights
Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Walmart tells some Chinese suppliers to resume shipments amid trade war: sources Some manufacturers in China’s Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces – export powerhouses that have been hit hard by the US-China trade war – have been told by Walmart and other major US retailers to resume shipments in recent days, the Post has learned. 2. Former ASML head scientist Lin Nan drives China’s latest…
Trade war: China calls Boeing ‘victim’ of Trump tariff policy as jets return to US
China’s Ministry of Commerce said both the country’s domestic airlines and American aerospace firm Boeing were victims of US President Donald Trump’s tariff hikes, a move analysts said was tacit confirmation Beijing does not blame the company for the White House’s actions. Advertisement “China is willing to continue supporting normal commercial cooperation between companies in both countries,” said an unnamed spokesperson in an online statement on Tuesday, adding the ministry “hopes the US will listen to the voices of businesses to create a stable and predictable environment for normal trade…
China has the upper hand in trade war as Trump flounders
Nearly a month into US President Donald Trump’s self-proclaimed “Liberation Day” trade war, Washington has retreated, at least temporarily, on tariffs against most nations – even admitting its sky-high duties on Chinese imports are unsustainable. Trump has extended multiple olive branches to start negotiations with President Xi Jinping. Advertisement Yet Beijing’s resolve remains unshaken: no negotiations unless the tariffs are lifted. While Washington and the world initially underestimated China’s swift counterpunch to Trump’s trade 2.0 escalation, they now recognise Beijing’s stronger hand – and its refusal to blink in this…
Chinese and American analysts find common ground amid Trump’s chaos
Chinese and American observers have found rare common ground over the chaos radiating from Washington, amid Donald Trump’s renewed trade war with China and his destabilising foreign policy. Advertisement At a Hong Kong event last week, several prominent China watchers from across the Pacific voiced concern over tariffs, the political upheaval in the United States, and the spectre of global instability as the US-led liberal world order unravels. Despite their stark differences over America’s perceived decline and China’s role in bilateral tensions, observers largely agreed that the US leader’s unpredictability…
Chinese biotech giant WuXi AppTec reports strong US revenue despite Washington scrutiny
China’s WuXi AppTec, which a US legislative commission called the “Huawei equivalent for biotechnology”, has reported a surge in US business despite increased scrutiny from Washington, according to its latest data. Advertisement In the first three months of the year, WuXi’s revenue from US-based customers increased 28.4 per cent year on year to 6.38 billion yuan (US$874.8 million), the Hong Kong-listed company said in a filing on Monday. Revenue from European customers also jumped 26.2 per cent, while overall revenue for the quarter rose 21 per cent to 9.65 billion…
Huawei enlists 11 carmakers in pact to promote self-driving safety as Tesla awaits FSD nod
The intelligent automotive solutions unit of Huawei Technologies, which is promoting its “advanced driving system”, has recruited 11 Chinese carmakers to join a safety initiative, a sign of the tech giant’s influence in a field that could put it in direct competition with Tesla’s full self-driving (FSD) system. Advertisement The Qiankun intelligent automotive brand was launched by Huawei a year ago as part of its strategy to become a major system provider in the electric vehicle (EV) industry, joining China’s crowded market of autonomous driving systems as Tesla awaits final…